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Using RSS newsreader software, you may subscribe to professional development listings. New listings will be delivered to your newsreader automatically. IF YOU HAVE A LISTING that you would like to have posted on this webpage, please send the text by e-mail to webmaster@ncss.org.  RSS feed of new resource listings Newsreader software for MacOS X Newsreader software for MacOS 9 and WindowsLatest Professional Development listings as of 5/12/08; 5:35:32 AM
From Anime to Pokémon: Using Pop Culture to Teach About Japan 30-hour professional development course for grade K-12 educators Monday-Friday, August 18-22 (5 days), 9 am-4 pm Japan Society of New York Address: 333 East 47th Street, NY, NY 10017 From pokémon to anime, many American students are fascinated by Japanese culture. This course helps teachers use materials from Japanese popular culture as an entry point to teach important lessons about Japan through sessions on Japanese cinema, anime, manga, material culture (toys, etc.) and popular literature. Each session considers how to use these materials, which naturally hold the interest of students, to teach larger lessons about Japan. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the workshop includes topics and materials relevant to the Global Studies, Arts, English and Language Arts, and elementary curricula. Lunch will be provided, and tuition includes all materials. For more information, please call Education Programs at (212) 715-1254 or visit www.japansociety.org/education_family.
Ohio Chautauqua 2008: Inventors and Innovators Summer Institute July 2-6, 2008, Westerville, OH In conjunction with Ohio Chautauqua, the Ohio Humanities Council in partnership with The Ohio State University’s Department of History is offering an intensive, five-day Summer Institute for educators. The Institute is designed for humanities educators in grades K-12 and will offer a multidisciplinary approach for understanding inventors and innovators in the larger context of American history. In addition to attending the evening performances under the Chautauqua tent, participants of the Summer Institute will attend workshops given by the Chautauqua scholars/performers, attend seminars lead by The Ohio State University faculty, receive materials to use in the classroom, learn how to incorporate primary sources in lessons, and create lesson plans based on content and principles acquired at the Institute. Participants receive a $500 stipend, CEUs, and daily meals. Stipends may be used to purchase 2 hours of graduate credit from The Ohio State University. Space is limited to 20 educators; please apply by April 30, 2008. Application form is available at http://www.ohiohumanities.org/chaut/index.htm. For more information and, please contact: Kristina Markel
The NEH Landmarks of American History Landmarks Workshop Dear Educators: Thank you for your time,
Teaching about Global Child Labor and Human Trafficking Conference at Drew University 4/25-26 Drew University’s Master of Arts in Teaching Program (MAT) and the International Center on Child Labor and Education (ICCLE) are co-hosting a conference on Teaching about Global Child Labor and Human Trafficking. The conference, which is geared towards secondary Social Studies, English and Spanish teachers, offers educators the opportunity to meet and interview former child laborers and trafficking victims, and attend a film festival and lectures by top scholars and human rights activists working in the field. The conference will provide the first forum in the United States for intensive training in the internationally acclaimed, interdisciplinary SCREAM—Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts and Media— program, developed by the International Labour Organization, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (ILO/IPEC). SCREAM offers cutting edge pedagogy, ideal for adapting and differentiating instruction to accommodate students≠ different learning needs and styles. The highlight of the program will be the forum where former child laborers from South America and victims of trafficking within the US will share their stories. These stories will be videotaped for classroom use and conference participants will develop teaching ideas to accompany these narratives which will be published for use in the schools. Credits: 12.5 Professional Development Hours (1.25 CEUs) available Location: Drew University, 36 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ Date & Time: From 4/25/2008, 8:00 A.M. to 4/26/2008, 5:30 P.M. Limited Time Promotion: Bring a friend and register 2 for the price of 1! Website: www.depts.drew.edu/gsdean/mat/conference/2008.htm Contacts:
Or Beth Lindley
Salvadori Center Three-Day "Turbo" Professional Development Institute The “Turbo” Institute is a three-day exploration of the Salvadori Center's classroom-tested project-based pedagogy anchored in the built environment. Participants will develop hands-on/minds-on lesson plans specific to their curricula. Designed for educators in the metropolitan New York City area who can travel to the City College of New York campus. PLACE: City College of New York, New York, NY 10031 DATES: July 8, 9, & 10, 2008 SCHEDULE: 9–4 PM, with an evening program on July 8 COST: $250.00 per person—There is a 10% discount for 2 or more teachers from the same school or district. APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 1, 2008. Contact for more information and an application packet: michael@salvadori.org or 212-650-5497.
Salvadori Center National Institute: Professional Development in a Project-Based Pedgagogy Travel to New York and immerse yourself in the city as you work with the Salvadori staff to create project-based lesson plans anchored in the built environment that address standards in math, science, literacy, technology, social studies, and the arts. Cultural programs, tours, educational materials, some meals, and housing are included. PLACE: City College of New York, New York, NY 10031 DATES: July 20–26, 2008 COST: $1000 per person [$650 without lodging]. There is a discount for 2 or more teachers from the same school or district. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 7/11/08 Contact for more information and an application packet: michael@salvadori.org or 212-650-5497.
The World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C. Summer Institute on International Affairs for High School Educators. Over the past 27 years, the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C. has been dedicated and committed to supporting the education of international affairs in Washington, D.C. area students as well as middle and high school educators. This program is a key resource for teachers committed to providing their students with a global education. The Institute gathers educators from across the country for a week long seminar on international affairs and the role of the U.S. in the world.
Call For Participation: Congress in the Classroom 2008 Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in its 16th year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching about Congress. The Center will join with the new Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service in conducting the workshop. Congress in the Classroom is designed for high school or middle school teachers who teach U.S. history, government, civics, political science, or social studies. Forty teachers will be selected in 2008 to take part in the program. Selection will be determined by The Center. Individuals will be notified of their acceptance status by April 30, 2008. In addition to sessions dealing with Congress, the 2008 program will pay special attention to the upcoming congressional and presidential elections. The workshop consists of two types of sessions: those that focus on recent research and scholarship about Congress or elections (and don't always have an immediate application in the classroom) and those geared to specific ways to teach students about Congress or elections. The workshop will be held Monday, July 21 - Thursday, July 24, at the Hotel Pere Marquette -- http://www.hotelperemarquette.com/ -- Peoria, Illinois. The program is certified by the Illinois State Board of Education for up to 22 Continuing Education Units. The program also is endorsed by the National Council for the Social Studies. Participants are responsible for (1) a non-refundable $135 registration fee (required to confirm acceptance after notice of selection) and (2) transportation to and from Peoria, Illinois. Many school districts will pay all or a portion of these costs. The Center pays for three nights lodging at the headquarters hotel (providing a single room for each participant), workshop materials, local transportation, all but three meals, and presenter honoraria and expenses. The Center spends between $25,000 and $30,000 to host the program each year. Take a look at The Dirksen Center Web site http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_programs_CongressClassroom.htm to see what participants say about the program. * Registration * If you are interested in registering for the Congress in the Classroom® 2008 workshop, you can complete an online registration form found at: http://www.dirksencenter.org/programs_CiCapplication.htm.
UNC Charlotte New South Voices To apply complete the Institute Application and email it to Katie McCormick at kmccormi@uncc.edu. Teachers accepted to the program will each receive a $200 stipend with successful completion of the summer institute. In addition, up to 4.5 Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) can be earned for participation. 15 applicants will be accepted into the program. UNC Charlotte Atkins Library‚s New South Voices Summer Institute is a 2 week primary resources/oral history digitization institute for Middle and High School social studies teachers designed to provide teachers with the background and digitization training needed to develop web based curriculum materials for use in their classrooms. Teachers will learn about multicultural digital content resources, engage in dialogue with historians, participate in field-based explorations, and expand their technology skills. Week 1 will familiarize teachers with the history of the Charlotte's African-American community, with oral history and primary resources at UNC Charlotte, by providing training in the retrieval and use of these materials in the classroom. Additionally, professors from UNC Charlotte's History and Africana Studies Departments will provide contextual historical information through interactive lectures. Teachers will also participate in a bus tour of the former Brooklyn community in Uptown Charlotte and the Biddleville Community, two prominent African-American neighborhoods in Charlotte. The bus tour will be conducted by the Charlotte Cultural Heritage Partnership and former residents of Brooklyn community. Week 2 will focus on hands-on technology training in scanning and digital audio, creating basic web pages, and provide an opportunity for teachers to work hands-on with material and produce online curriculum resources in accordance with North Carolina curriculum guidelines and their own classroom needs. These guides will be hosted on the New South Voices Oral History Website. Participating teachers will be asked to complete 2 follow-up surveys, once as part of their evaluation of the Summer Institute to discover how they feel their participation may effect their use of such materials in the classroom, and once in June 2009 to discover how their use of these materials may have changed during the school year based on their participation in the Summer Institute. This institute is made possible by a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the NC Department of Cultural Resources and 10% in matching funds from UNC Charlotte. Please contact Katie McCormick at kmccormi@uncc.edu or (704) 687-6288 if you have any questions.
APA/Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers The fourth annual APA/Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers, sponsored by the American Psychological Foundation (APF) Lee Gurel Fund, APA, and Clark University, will be held July 21-23, 2008 at Clark University in Worcester, MA. This three-day workshop will feature a variety of sessions for high school psychology teachers. Participants will be provided with many activities to be taken back and used in the classroom. Presenters will include Clark University psychology professors and Jeanne Blakeslee (St. Paul‚s School for Girls, Brooklandville, MD) and Tack Chace (Shrewsbury High School, Shrewsbury, MA), both members of the APA Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS). The workshop will be open to 25 high school teachers. Participants will be provided with travel reimbursement (up to $100), meals, and housing on the Clark campus. There is no registration fee. Application forms can be found online at http://www.apa.org/ed/topss/apa_clarkwkshp08.html. The application deadline is April 15, 2008. Participants will be selected and notified by May 1, 2008, or shortly thereafter. Additional information about the 2008 Workshop, including session topics and keynote speakers, will be added to the link above this spring. For information about past APA/Clark University Workshops, please visit http://www.apa.org/ed/topss/conf_wkshop.html. Please contact Emily Leary at eleary@apa.org or (202) 572-3013 if you have any questions.
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